The Sun. — London, England, 1838-06-28 00:00:00

Mr. Thompson, in his work on The Processions and Ceremonies ct)served in the Coronation of the Kings and Queens of England,' gives the following account of No. 14,289. WITH WHIC " TRUE SUN IS NOW INCORPORATED. LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1838, 12th Edition of THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1838. THE CORONATION DAY. BY MURDO YOUNG. All hail, Queen Victoria! all hail to this day, So teeming with promise—we welcome it here ! As the bright stream of glory pursues its glad way, And the blessing of thousands ascends in that cheer ! SKETCH OF HER MAJESTY. But if thousands on thousands are happy before thee, Saluting thy favours, and catching thy smiles ; Oh ! think of the million of hearts that adore thee — For this day is a JUBILEE over the isles ! 11l Her most gracious Majesty is t daughter of the duke of Kent, the fourt,t . ir]i of George 111., and of the duchess of Ken . the sister of Leopold, king of the 132Igian She was born on the 24th of May, if t 9, an had reached the age (eighteen) reqtired b the law, before she could assume the reins government, in the month previous to her a cession to the throne on the death of Willia the Reformer, on June loth, 1837. On th present memorable day her Maje,ty w crowned, and now reigns over an ar:ectionat and trusting people by all possible leg titles. said Sir Robert Peel, "a confident expectation that she was destined to 0. reign of happiness for her people and of glory to herself." "There is something," he added, " which art cannot make nor lessons teach, and can only be sug gested by a high and generous nature." Her Majesty has completely realized the hopes with which her careful education and her demeanour on her accession to the throne in spired all her subjects. Her Majesty has always willingly met her people, and on both occasions she opened and closed the Parliament in person. One of the most memorable events since her accession was the great festival given to her by the City of London in November last year, which her Majesty honoured with her presence. Not alone o'er the isles—but Hindotan afar • Doth our jubilee spread—in the West, the poor slave, I As he prays for thy mercy, "fair Liberty's star ! " Be the Queen of the FREE, as Queen of the brave." _ . Let th African joy, for his freedom is nigh ; Our Queem would not reign but o'er happy and free : Let that tl4under attest it—yon banner on high — The 4 ; ,- , inner of Glory o'er land and o'er sea ! Bear wkiriess ye nations ! the homage we pay, The Thl - ide that we feel, and the love we declare ; For the Queen of our hearts is, on this happy day, Not a/one of the brave—but THE Queen of the Fair ! Nor canichivalry boast, in the rolls of renown, A sc ere such as THlS—for old Time stands apart, While ',tit Crown of her PEOPLE VICTORIA puts on, radiant with beauty—and pure as her heart ! The!a fill up a bumper to honour THE QUEEN ! Our hands and our hearts in devotion we give ; Arid our children, while weeping with joy o'er this scene, Shall pray, GOD bless VICTORIA ! and long may she live. Till her accession to the throne h., jesty led a retired life under th e care of mother, who, giving up her native land, voted herself most assiduously t( the edti tion of her child, in order to make her Maj - worthy of the high station to wiich s • born. During the short time her Majesty ha reigned she has well responded tl the "tende and enlightened mother," under whose care her Majesty said, "I have leared from rn infancy to respect and love the onstitution my native country." On her firt memorabl, appearance before the Council n the d a y her accession, " stepping from t.e privacy o domestic life to the discharge of her high functions," she so demeaned , erself as to cause general approbation. "the in_s_pife& • All - who have had occasion to approach her Majesty speak with delight of h er condescen sion and affiability, and no deserving object of the royal bounty ever applied to her Majesty, in vain. splendid p or t ra i t a b ove •Of her Majesty's personal appearance we n at . a glance than we We may observe, in a column, is not ta ll, though cg n oi e v : .ds nmcootonrysepe convey a n k f 0 , rm as a t t h i o e n; lovernents. h si o le w i re g r r , ac th e a fu t l l i l n er he A r l r a ,esty He; - Majesty is said to be a good mus i c i an , and tc be well versed 1 n mo d ern languages as well as in those sciences , such as b o t any, w hi c h are suitable for an an at :complished l a d y . She )-kas shown herself, sini. e her accession to the ....t,tt......4: ..,..c..., . of , , ,5...,.... ,---,,.. _ r ------ t-,-,e-tt - A-: „„.... ..... .. _ . __,... .. ,„, i , . 0 „..... i ,,,,, ~„4 ~ S , ~,,,, ~, ~ ,- t rip, • '', ' ' ' ; - ` 4 L ...... - . . 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The sword of state, .which Is 1 large two•handed sword, having splendid scabbard of crimson velve ! decorated with gold plates of t royal badges, in order as follow: Up at the point is the orb or moun. then the royal crest of a lion stan. ing on an imperial crown ; low down are a portcullis, harp, thistl. , fieur-de lis, and rose ; near the hi lis the portcullis repeated ; next ar- the royal arms and supporters: and, lastly, the harp, thistle, Sze': occur over again. The other sid. of the scabbard is exactly the sam - The handle and pommel of the swor • are embossed with similar cleric, in silver gilt ; and the cross is forme' , of the royal supporters, the lio , and unicorn, having a rose within laurel .between them on one sid.. and a fleur-de-lis encircled in tll‘ , same manner on the other. The king's sceptre with the • is a sceptre of gold, in length thre'• feet seven inches, three inches i circumference at the handle, an . two inches and a quarter round th top. The pommel is decorated %vit. a circle of fillet of table-diamond and in several places with precious stones of all sorts, and the moon. at the top is embellished with band or fillet of rose diamonds Upon the mount is a small Jerusale cross, wherein is fixed a dove wit, wings expanded, as the emblem nercy. The orb, mound, or globe is )all of gold of six inhes diamet encompassed with a band of th same, embellished with roses of di.: monds encircling other precio stones, and edged about with pear On the top is a very large am thyst, of a violet or purple colou. near an inch and a half in heigh of an oval form, and which, bein: encompassed with four silver wire . I becomes the pedestal of a splendi . , cross of gold of three inches and quarter in height, and three incht in breadth, set very close with di monds, having, in the middle, sapphire on one side, and a' emerald on the othe: • It is also e bellished with four large Ir.,Arls in t angles of the cross, near ^entr and three more at the end:, of i The whole height of the orb .0 cross is eleven inches. The first and principal dia.. lenominated St. Edward's Cr. with which his Majesty is inveS is so called in commemoration o the ancient one, which was kept i Westminster Abbey till the begin' ning of the great rebellion, when with the rest of the regalia, it wt sacrilegiously carried away. it i a very rich imperial crown, embel lished with pearls and preciou stones of various kinds, as dia monds, rubies, emeralds, and sap: phires, with a mound of gold on th.„ top of it, encircled with a band o the same, embellished also with precious stones ; and upon th mound a cross of gold decorated i a similar manner, having three very large oval pearls, one at the top o the cross, and two others pendan at the sides of it. This crown is composed, as all those of Englan. are, of four crosses and as man fleur-de-lis upon a rim or circle o gold, all embellished with precious stones, from the tops of which crosses arise four circular bars or arches, which meet at the top, an.. at the intersection is the pedestal wheron is fixed the mound. The, cap within the crown is of purple; velvet, lined with white taffeta, and: turned up with ermine, thickly powdered in three rows. THE AMPULLA AND ANOINTIN SPOON. throne, a generous patron of the theatres and the fine arts, and has already done much to restore them in England to the splendour of the Eliza bethan age. Men of science have not been overlooked, and England promises to be as celebrated under her reign for the peaceful arts as ever it was for warlike deeds under the most renowned of her predecessors. former. Her reign has been already distinguished by the establishment of a regular communication by steam with the United States, and the rapid improvements now continually made in the arts, of which our journal this day presents one splendid specimen, betoken an unprecedented'' progress in civilization. For her Majesty's reign to be glorious for herself and happy for her people, her political measures must cor respond with the extraordinary movement now impelled on society. Following a monarch who acquired a deserving high reputation as a reformer, her task, and the task of her states men, it must be admitted, is not easy. But those who see in all things the directing hand pt Providence will probably look on the graces of a female reign as likely to temper most advantageously the character of the monarchy, which, in this age of . the world and with the present temper of mankind, might be exposed to much risk were either a heartless debauchee or a wilful tyrant to be on thron;• The ampulla, which contains the holy oil, is in the form of an eagle, with the wings expanded, standing on a pedistal, all of pure gold, finely chased, The head unscrews at the middle of the neck for the convenience of putting in the oil, and, the vessel being entirely hollow, it is poured out into the spoon through the point of the beak. The weight of the whole is nearly eight or ten ounces; and the cavity of the body is capable of contain;ng about Six ounces. 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I "This chair (commonly called St. Edward's chair) is an ancient scat of solid, hard wood, with back and sides of the same, variously painted, in which the kings of Scotland were in former periods c.).istantly crowned ; but having been brought out of the kingdom by King Edward 1., in the year 1296, after he had totally overcome! John Baliol king of Scots, it has -ever since remained in the abbey of Westminster, a-ld has been the loyal chair in which the succeeding , kings and queens of this realm haVe been inaugurated. It is in height 6ft. Tin , in breadth at the bot 'torn, 38in., and in depth 24in.; from the seat to the bottom is 25in., the breadth of the seat within the sides is 28in., and the depth iBin. At 9 inches from the ground is a board, supported at the four corners by as many lions Between the seat and this board is enclosed a stone, commonly called Jacob's, or the Fatal Marble Stone, which is an oblong, of about 22in. in length, 13in. broad, and iiin. deep; of a steel colour, mixed with some veins of red. History relates that it is the stone whereon the patriarch Jacob laid his head in the plain of Luz. It is also added that it was brought to Brigantia, in the king dom of Gallicia in Spain, in which Place - Gathol king of Scots, sat on it as his throne. Thence it was conveyed into Ireland by Simon Brach, who was king of Scots, about 700 years before Christ's time ; from thence into Scotland by . king Fergus, about 370 years afterwards ; and, in the year 850, it was placed in the abbey of Scone, in the Sheriffdom of Perth, by King Kenneth, who caused it to be en losed isa this wooden chair, and a Phophetical verse to be engraved, - of which the following is a trans lation : ' Should fate not fail, where'er this stone is found The Scots shall monarchs of that realm be crown'd.' " This is the more remarkable by its having been fulfilled in the per zun of Kir.g James 1., grandfather to the Princess Sophia, electress dowager of Hanover, grandmother to King George 11., who was grandfather to his late Majesty, George 111. This antique regal chair, having (together with the golden sceptre and crown of Scot land) been solemnly offered by Kin g Edward I. to St. Edward 'the Confessor, in the year 1297 (from whence it derives the appel lation of St. Edward's chair), hasi ever since been kept in the chapel' called by his name, with a tablet affixed to it, whereon several Latin - verses are written, in the old Eng lish character. The ornaments of this chair consist of crockets and, 'fret-work, richly gilt. It has a cushion, covered with the same ma terials. The stone maintains its usual place under the seat of the chair, but is hid from observation by the fringe which surrounds it." THE REGALIA. These are—St. Edward's Staff — the Spurs—the Sceptre with the 'Cross—the Pointed Sword of Tem poral Justice—the Sword of Mercy —the Sword of State—the Sceptre with the Dove—the Orb—St. Ed ward's Crown—the Patina, the Cha lice, and the Bible. St. Edward's Staff, in length four feet eleven inches and a half, is a sceptre of gold, having a foot of steel about four inches and a quar ter in length, with a mound and cross at the top ; the ornaments are Also of gold, and the diameter is upwards of three-quarters of an inch. The Spurs, called the great golden -Spurs, are elaborately wrought ; they have no rowels, but end in an orna mented point. - The Sceptre with the Cross, or Sceptre Royal, is likewise of gold, the handle plain, and the upper part wreathed; it is in length two feet nine inches and a quarter, and is of the :same thickness as the. former. The point at the lower part is enriched with rubies, emeralds, and small diamonds ; and the space of five inches and a half in length, above - the handle, is elegantly embellished - with similar precious stones. The - top rises into a fleur-de-lis, with six leaves, of which three are upwright, and the other three are hanging down, all enriched with precious stones ; out of the fleur-de-lis issues a mound made of an amethyst, set - round with table-diamonds, and upon the mound a cross, wholly covered - with precious stones, and a large )able-diamond in the centre. The Sword of Justice of the Tem porality, or Third Sword, is sharp pointed; the length of the handle ]; four inches, the pommel an inch luld three-quarters, and the cross